Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-01-13
lCOAdUNICATED.
81. ISIGo's, MD.

Messrs. Editors IL must again ask the
favor Of little space in your paper TO re-
port another pleasant sitting party. THE
young folks say carpets have become
nuisance. think after this winter they
will be dispensed with in this neighbor-
hood or they will be kept off the floor until
Lent sets in, or else they will not be tackled
down so firmly that they cannot be taken
up; it would be be better not to tack them
down at all till the season for dancing is
over.) Pardon me this depression kind
reader. | was prompted to make the sug-
gestion in behalf Of the young people. But
to return 10 the party. II took place at the
residence Of Mr.. p p Smith, making the
second sitting party within a week. In the
ahsense of dancing, you know there must
be something to make up for it. And such
suppers as wedo have! They would make
the mouth of old Epicurus water. Now,
of the two, believe / would rather take
the supper without the dancing, than the
dancing without the supper. ! beg pardon,
the supper which should come last have
put first. But to begin with the beginning.
After friendly and social greeting all
round, pleasant and amusing converse
ton was kept up for sometime; then, some
fine instrumental music on piano and solos
by Miss Lizzie Thomas, followed by other
songs in which Mrs. Edelen, Mrs j. T.
Bronze, Mrs. DIR. Miles and TO the great sur
prise OF your humble servant, Mr.. J. +.
Bronze, for he did not know there was "any
music in his soul" but supposed that he
was like myself, of whom a gentleman said
the other night, TO his certain knowledge,
| had been singing the same tune for TWEEN
ty years and had not reached the turning
point yet, and we'll might not, for there
was no turning point 10 il, but a right,
straight along tune. Not So, however, with
our jolly friend Tom, lyon know he must
have been jolly Tor when "Juniata" was
struck up he pitched in and not only lept
up with the others, but actually turned
the tune" rs soon as any of them. And
now is announced supper and We are ush-
cred into the dining-room. And such a
bountiful repast as is spread out before US.
4 table loaded with luxuries-such tur-
keys, boiled and roasted-such oysters as
'Lynhaven' and no other haven could sur
pass, with all the accompaniments-such
nice bread and fragrant coffee The way
a certain gentleman disposed of the boiled
turkey, stewed and scalloped oysters, es-
pecially the latter, you would have thought
h@ had been in keeping whole week. |
never wondered after that night how Mrs.
). found the way To the heart OF Mr.. 5.
IL Is said the most direct way To mans
heart is through his stomach. and having
won il in that way in order TO retain her
hold upon his affections, she has ever since
ministered 10 his palate. She beats 1.-The
average Eastern Shore girl" all to pieces.
But 10 return To the party, supper over, we
adjourned tO the sitting-room and after a
little more social chat and more music by
Mrs. Bronze, We were again invited 10 the
| supper room, where we were confronted
! by two mammoth cakes-a fruit and pound
cake-an abundance of tropical fruits, such
as oranges, Malaga grapes, figs, raisins and
ailhonds. backed up by delicious jelly, but
unfortunately your humble servant had
laid in too heavy stock of the solids not
surprising there was anything else behind,
and he could only look at the tempting
! things and sigh for an appetite as Alexander
did for more worlds 10 conquer. SOtning
was left undone by ''mine jolly host and
/ his kind wife, 10 make all feel at home and
4 enjoy themselves. After bidding cordial
/ adieu to thu i..a>. a..d ;,Js:ess, with the
wish that we all might again, al no distant
day. meet under their hospitable roof and
1 next time find the carpet off the floor, we
\ took our departure for our homes, well
pleased with the evenings entertainment.
JUVENILE